From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy
Poster
1927 (issued)
1927 (issued)
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Colour lithograph poster, signed 'E. McKnight Kauffer'.
An art deco-style design with an abstract graphic in the centre of the figure of a man in a black overcoat, surrounded by grey panels. This imagery represents the cold of winter and leads on to yellow and green panels on the right that represent summer. There is a small black tree on the left of the image and a text block below.
An art deco-style design with an abstract graphic in the centre of the figure of a man in a black overcoat, surrounded by grey panels. This imagery represents the cold of winter and leads on to yellow and green panels on the right that represent summer. There is a small black tree on the left of the image and a text block below.
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| Title | From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy (trade title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1927. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster, signed 'E. McKnight Kauffer'. An art deco-style design with an abstract graphic in the centre of the figure of a man in a black overcoat, surrounded by grey panels. This imagery represents the cold of winter and leads on to yellow and green panels on the right that represent summer. There is a small black tree on the left of the image and a text block below. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'E. McKnight Kauffer' (Signed.) |
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| Other number | 21/G8 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | CIRC.408-1971 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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